Dwyane Wade is opening up about supporting his son
at a Miami Pride parade earlier this year.
In April, the 37-year-old NBA star shared photos of his son Zion Malachi Airamis, 12, with the child’s stepmom
Gabrielle Union and other family members at the 11th annual Miami Beach Pride parade.
Zion held up a rainbow flag and heart in one snapshot with 17-year-old big brother Zaire Blessing Dwyane sporting a matching pin, a yellow tank top and sneakers and green shorts. “It’s a family thing,” Wade wrote on the photo.
“We support each other with Pride!” the basketball player captioned another snap.
“I don’t really talk about it much because it’s Zion’s story to tell,” Wade told
Variety about the parade in a new interview. “I think as a family, we should support each other. That’s our job. And my job as a father is to facilitate their lives and to support them and be behind them in whatever they want to do.”
Wade also shared his advice for other parents during June, which is celebrated as
Pride Montheach year.
“I think people expect you to parent each kid the same,” the athlete said. “They are all different, and I have to get to know them and where they are. I have to say to most parents, get to know your kids. Don’t put your wants and needs on them.”
“This is my job as a father,” Wade continued. “I’m very uneasy about accolades that come from supporting my kids or the negativity that comes from it. I’m doing what every parent has to do.”
“Once you bring kids into this world, you become unselfish,” he added. “It’s my job to be their role model, to be their voice in my kids’ lives, to let them know you can conquer the world. So, ‘Go and be your amazing self and we’re going to sit back and just love you.'”
